I am delighted that the HELP Committee passed the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act that I introduced. For decades, the food and beverage industry has made massive profits by enticing children to consume unhealthy products purposely…
Bernie Sanders
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Bernie Sanders is an American politician and activist who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. A member of the Independent party, Sanders is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice, healthcare reform, and income equality. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007, where he was the first independent elected to the House in 40 years. Throughout his career, Sanders has been a vocal critic of economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.
That is why Congress must vote NO on the defense spending bill, which brings the US and Israeli militaries even closer together.
It is time for the Walton family, worth $485 billion, and Mr. Bezos, worth $257 billion, to get off of welfare and pay their workers a living wage with good benefits.
American taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize the starvation wages of large corporations like Walmart and Amazon.
No one who works for a company making billions in profits should be living in poverty.
Trump claims his war on Iran is about stopping an authoritarian country from enriching nuclear fuel. Now he’s letting his best friends in Saudi Arabia — one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world — do exactly that. This is absurd…
Within the last year, we have won mayor's races in New York City. We've won mayor's races in Seattle. Washington, D.C. We have won congressional elections and Democratic primaries in Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Montana…
In all due respect to Congresswoman Stevens, everyone knows that this is not an election between her and Abdul El-Sayed. This is an election between Abdul and the billionaire class.
We thanked you in the past for when you stood up to ICE. We’re going to thank you this time for standing up to the super PACs.
Progressives have been defeating establishment candidates all over this country.
Now I want everybody here throughout the state, people turning on the TVs, and they see all these ads, I want you to ask yourself a simple question: Why are the richest people in the country spending tens and tens of millions of dollars to…
In all due respect to Haley Stevens, everybody knows that this is not an election between her and Abdul.
This is an election between Abdul and the billionaire class. That is what this election is about.
The billionaire class, which has already — and there are two weeks left to go in the election — has already spent $50 million against him.
Trump is laying the groundwork to dismantle our elections, overturn results he does not like, cancel the will of the people, and hold onto power by any means necessary.
I think the polling is very clear. The overwhelming majority of Democrats, I think it’s about 75%, believe that we should not be providing military aid to a country which has committed genocide in Gaza.
All of us, regardless of our political views, must stand together against this dangerous president who is seeking to undermine our Constitution and our basic freedoms.
At a time when millions of Americans are finding it harder to pay for groceries, housing, and healthcare, when the climate crisis is causing record heatwaves and forest fires, Donald Trump felt it appropriate tonight to spew conspiracy…
“While there is much more that we must do to reduce the senior poverty rate in America and to make sure that every senior in America has access to the services they need this bi-partisan legislation is a very good step forward.”
“In fact, it costs less to feed a senior for an entire year through the Older Americans Act than it does for a senior to spend one night in a hospital.
“This legislation begins to pay attention to the urgent unmet needs of seniors in America and what we should do as a nation to reduce the senior poverty rate, prevent hunger, combat loneliness and isolation and improve the health and…
“I’m delighted that the Senate unanimously passed legislation last night to expand and improve the Older Americans Act,”
“Not only does the Older Americans Act save lives and ease human suffering, it saves money.





